2011 FA WSL Cup

2011 FA WSL Cup

Tournament details
Country	England
Dates	4 September 2011 – 11 September 2011
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Arsenal
Runners-up	Birmingham City
Tournament statistics
Matches played	7
Goals scored	27 (3.86 per match)
Attendance	2,905 (415 per match)
Top goal scorer	Rachel Williams Birmingham City (5 Goals)

The 2011 FA WSL Cup was the first edition of the FA WSL's league cup competition. It was sponsored by Continental AG, who sponsored the competition from its creation, and officially known as the FA WSL Continental Tyres Cup. All eight teams of the WSL contested the competition.

The inaugural season of the competition was played as a straight knock-out tournament. Arsenal won the cup with a 4–1 victory over Birmingham. Arsenal also won the league and Women's FA Cup, thus completing a domestic treble that season.

Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	4 September – Skelmersdale
	Liverpool	0
					11 September – Borehamwood
	Arsenal	4
					Arsenal	3
	4 September – Bristol
					Lincoln Ladies	1
	Bristol Academy	1
									25 September – Burton-on-Trent
	Lincoln Ladies	2
									Arsenal	4
	4 September – Doncaster
									Birmingham City	1
	Doncaster Rovers Belles	0
					11 September – Stratford upon Avon
	Birmingham City	4
					Birmingham City	2
	4 September – Morden
					Everton	1
	Chelsea	0
	Everton	4

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Bristol Academy	1–2	Lincoln
Chelsea	0–4	Everton
Doncaster Rovers Belles	0–4	Birmingham City
Liverpool	0–4	Arsenal

4 September 2011

Bristol Academy	1–2	Lincoln
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Stoke Gifford Stadium, Filton

4 September 2011

Chelsea	0–4	Everton
	Report	Harries File:Soccerball shade.svg 4' Dowie File:Soccerball shade.svg 30' Buet File:Soccerball shade.svg 65' (o.g.) Hinnigan File:Soccerball shade.svg 69'

Imperial Fields, Mitcham

4 September 2011

Doncaster Rovers Belles	0–4	Birmingham City
	Report	Williams File:Soccerball shade.svg 16', 42', 47' Taylor File:Soccerball shade.svg 80'

Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster

Attendance: 198

4 September 2011

Liverpool	0–4	Arsenal
	Report	Grant File:Soccerball shade.svg 9' White File:Soccerball shade.svg 47' Beattie File:Soccerball shade.svg Little File:Soccerball shade.svg 88'

Skelmersdale Ormskirk Stadium, Skelmersdale

Referee: Natalie Walker

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Birmingham City	2–1	Everton
Arsenal	3–1	Lincoln

11 September 2011

Birmingham City	2–1	Everton
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Knights Lane, Tiddington

Attendance: 212

11 September 2011

Arsenal	3–1	Lincoln
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Meadow Park, Borehamwood

Attendance: 328

Final

Main article: 2011 FA WSL Cup final

25 September 2011

Arsenal	4–1	Birmingham City
White File:Soccerball shade.svg 26' Ludlow File:Soccerball shade.svg 27' Yankey File:Soccerball shade.svg 70', 84'	Report	Williams File:Soccerball shade.svg 72'

Pirelli Stadium, Burton-on-Trent

Attendance: 2,167

Referee: Sash Ihringova

See also

• 2011 FA WSL